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grover norquist is here again. i promise you, it will be more lively than last time. >>> and the next chapter in the fairy tale. >> obviously we want a family so we have to start thinking about that. >> that was then, this is now. the royal couple, their baby news and her battle with a rare illness. plus, why it matters to the royal family. this is "piers morgan tonight." >>> good evening. you've heard me talk on this show time and again about gun violence in america, gabby giffords, trayvon martin, aurora, colorado, now the shocking incident on saturday. kansas city chiefs linebacker javon belcher shot and killed the mother of his baby daughter, then drove to the team's practice facility and shot himself in front of his head coach and the team's general manager. on sunday, that shooting prompted this extraordinary moment from bob costas during halftime of nbc sunday night football game when he quoted sportswriter jason whitlock. >> in the coming days, javon belcher's actions and their possible connection to footba
grover norquist is here again. i promise you, it will be more lively than last time. >>> and the next chapter in the fairy tale. >> obviously we want a family so we have to start thinking about that. >> that was then, this is now. the royal couple, their baby news and her battle with a rare illness. plus, why it matters to the royal family. this is "piers morgan tonight." >>> good evening. you've heard me talk on this show time and again about gun...
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of course, republicans poubsed pounlsed, including grover norquist who called the remarks foolish and bizarre. jeb bush came out on twitter to say i want to clarify. he said the point i was making is this. the political system today is hyper partisan. both sides are at fault. you know what, general, come on this show. we agree. john, let's -- i guess start with this. how big of a split is there in the gop between jeb bush and governor quist? bush recently also saying i'm not a guy to be on board with that anti tax pledge? >> it's fascinating these are the two faces of the split within the gop right now. jeb bush versus grover norquist and seeing a growing number starting to question the wisdom of the anti tax pledge. and when jeb bush says his father, ronald reagan, might not have been welcomed in the current republican party, that's not a matter of opinion, that's a matter of litmus test. you can check down the box. it would be true for goldwater, too. it is a real challenge when a guy like jeb bush is saying we've gone too far and folks try to rino hunt him out of the party. >> if y
of course, republicans poubsed pounlsed, including grover norquist who called the remarks foolish and bizarre. jeb bush came out on twitter to say i want to clarify. he said the point i was making is this. the political system today is hyper partisan. both sides are at fault. you know what, general, come on this show. we agree. john, let's -- i guess start with this. how big of a split is there in the gop between jeb bush and governor quist? bush recently also saying i'm not a guy to be on...
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it's something that grover norquist, who is joining us, has said as well. you say you're more interested in another number. >> yes. the question is a lot of people have left the workforce, several percentage points, several million americans. it's a little bit odd for the president to say see my number is 7.9 or 7.8. it's not as bad as it was a year ago where millions of americans know they're looking for work and they've either got part-time work or no work at all or they've given up looking for work. the real unemployment number, 14.7%, you're look iing at peop who are trying to get jobs, can't get jobs. you can give them all the numbers they want. they know they're paying twice as much for gasoline than they did when obama got elected. policy of higher energy prices, which he brags about. he thinks that's a good idea. >> when you mention the gas, christine romans rolled her eyes. we'll get back to christine on the gas thing. that's a whole other conversation. but i want to bring in robert gibbs. i think you answer some interesting points and i want to po
it's something that grover norquist, who is joining us, has said as well. you say you're more interested in another number. >> yes. the question is a lot of people have left the workforce, several percentage points, several million americans. it's a little bit odd for the president to say see my number is 7.9 or 7.8. it's not as bad as it was a year ago where millions of americans know they're looking for work and they've either got part-time work or no work at all or they've given up...
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number two, we've got grover norquist versus the gop. and here's what's fascinating. he's been a major player, a huge figure, and yet the push back has been growing. the tide has been swelling. take a look at this montage clip of republicans pushing back on grover norquist in the atr pledge. >> i'm not obligated on the pledge. >> when you're $16 trillion in debt, the only pledge we should be making to each other should be avoid greed. >> i never signed the pledge. >> he's becoming irrelevant. you can see it in his eyes. he knows the game is up. >> a pledge you sign 20 years ago, 18 years ago, is for that congress. >> i'm going to be the one to determine what a tax increase is. grover norquist is not going to determine what a tax increase is. >> message seems clear. don't fear the grover. that echoes throughout the upper echelons of the gop. >> boehner put tax revenues on the table and we heard nothing from norquist. this is a false drama, manufactured by people like you who can't stand norquist. >> people like me? just because the emperor's wearing no clothes and i th
number two, we've got grover norquist versus the gop. and here's what's fascinating. he's been a major player, a huge figure, and yet the push back has been growing. the tide has been swelling. take a look at this montage clip of republicans pushing back on grover norquist in the atr pledge. >> i'm not obligated on the pledge. >> when you're $16 trillion in debt, the only pledge we should be making to each other should be avoid greed. >> i never signed the pledge. >>...
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robert reich and grover norquist. we're getting new word now on the vice president of the united states, joe biden. what will he do if there's a senate vote tonight? stand by. where is flo? anybody know where flo is? are you flo? yes. is this the thing you gave my husband? well, yeah, yes. the "name your price" tool. you tell us the price you want to pay, and we give you a range of options to choose from. careful, though -- that kind of power can go to your head. that explains a lot. yo, buddy! i got this. gimme one, gimme one, gimme one! the power of the "name your price" tool. only from progressive. aww man. [ male announcer ] returns are easy with free pickup from the u.s. postal service. we'll even drop off boxes if you need them. visit usps.com pay, print, and have it picked up for free. any time of year. ♪ nice sweater. thank you. ♪ we don't let frequent heartburn come between us and what we love. so if you're one of them people who gets heartburn and then treats day after day... block the acid with prilosec
robert reich and grover norquist. we're getting new word now on the vice president of the united states, joe biden. what will he do if there's a senate vote tonight? stand by. where is flo? anybody know where flo is? are you flo? yes. is this the thing you gave my husband? well, yeah, yes. the "name your price" tool. you tell us the price you want to pay, and we give you a range of options to choose from. careful, though -- that kind of power can go to your head. that explains a lot....
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. >> grover norquist had a good run. it lasted far longer than 15 minutes but his trstringent vie make him an outliar now. it is not unlike ralph reed who steered the republican party too far right on social issues in the '90s and is hardly heard from anymore. >> is he, rick, spiking the football, maybe on the 5 yard line? is this a little too premature to be writing off the grover norquist here and the no new tax movement in the republican party? >> yes, i think it is too premature. grover norquist has become a convenient boogie man, merely because we have maybe hit a tipping point on tax increases and voters are starting to accept the idea that taxes have to go up a little bit on some people. we have got a long way to go, though. we still are going to have to start talking about tax increases on the middle class at some point. that is going to be an entirely different battle. the nmagnitude of the problem will require increases on the middle class or tax cuts that are really deep. the tax increases is going to solve th
. >> grover norquist had a good run. it lasted far longer than 15 minutes but his trstringent vie make him an outliar now. it is not unlike ralph reed who steered the republican party too far right on social issues in the '90s and is hardly heard from anymore. >> is he, rick, spiking the football, maybe on the 5 yard line? is this a little too premature to be writing off the grover norquist here and the no new tax movement in the republican party? >> yes, i think it is too...
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with grover norquist and democratic strategist bill burton, usa today's washington bureau chief susan page and national political correspondent jim accosta. i'm candy kroula. candy crowley. this is state of the union. >>> in the 11 days since the denver debate mitt romney has been riding the kind of wave that has looted him since his -- polls show he is closing in on and some n some cases leading president obama in pivotal swing states, and romney is campaigning like a candidate with the wind at his back. >> now that i see these obama rallies and they're chabting "four more years" our cheer is four more weeks. we're going to -- >> the president has said he had a bad night in his first meeting with romney and will be more aggressive in tuesday night's debate. joining me, the obama campaign senior advisor robert gibbs. robert, thank you for being here. >> thanks for having me. >> so what -- dell me. you've been very open about the fact -- by you, i mean the obama team, that this will be a different president come tuesday. how so? >> well, look, i think, candy, obviously the president wa
with grover norquist and democratic strategist bill burton, usa today's washington bureau chief susan page and national political correspondent jim accosta. i'm candy kroula. candy crowley. this is state of the union. >>> in the 11 days since the denver debate mitt romney has been riding the kind of wave that has looted him since his -- polls show he is closing in on and some n some cases leading president obama in pivotal swing states, and romney is campaigning like a candidate with...
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everyone's talked about this pledge, right, to not raise taxes championed by grover norquist. he has become a household name this this country. you though are one of six house republicans plus seven in the senate who didn't sign the pledge. what made you, when you were given that opportunity and so many of your fellow elected officials signed it, what made you say no? >> it's not because i think we should raise taxes. it's because i believe my obligation to the constitution and to my district, they want an informed congressman trying to find a solution and if you fumble every option before you get to goerpuation, you're not trying to work to the other side. i do know the president has said he'll veto any legislation that doesn't find additional revenue, so we've got to find a solution. going off the cliff is not an option. so i just think a lot of these pledges and all these things that ultimately it restricts our ability to work together and find solutions that will save the country. you can't foresee every situation. so i didn't think signing the pledge made sense and yet i
everyone's talked about this pledge, right, to not raise taxes championed by grover norquist. he has become a household name this this country. you though are one of six house republicans plus seven in the senate who didn't sign the pledge. what made you, when you were given that opportunity and so many of your fellow elected officials signed it, what made you say no? >> it's not because i think we should raise taxes. it's because i believe my obligation to the constitution and to my...
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we talked to steven moore, grover norquist, pat toomey. some just think taxes should never go up on people. others think if you increase taxes it will hurt the economy. that may actually have some truth to it. but there's a tone deafness out there that has now superseded all of this, congressman, and it is -- we just heard mitch mcconnell, i don't know why people say things like this, but they make people wonder about legislators saying on the floor of the senate, i worked all day saturday to get this thing done. there's been -- i can't say this enough times. you have had 516 days to get this done and you have had 12 years to deal with the bush era tax cuts. what's the problem? >> you know, ali, i can't agree with you more. we actually passed a budget in the house back in the springtime, passed it to the senate. the senate was unable to pass a budget at all. they actually voted down the president's budget 97-0. so while the democrats are talking so much about the president's leadership, they did not support him back in the spring. in augus
we talked to steven moore, grover norquist, pat toomey. some just think taxes should never go up on people. others think if you increase taxes it will hurt the economy. that may actually have some truth to it. but there's a tone deafness out there that has now superseded all of this, congressman, and it is -- we just heard mitch mcconnell, i don't know why people say things like this, but they make people wonder about legislators saying on the floor of the senate, i worked all day saturday to...
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who is grover norquist, talk to me about this pledge. it is not just about raising taxes, is it not? >> it is not just about raising taxes. this is a pledge that is spearheaded by activist grover norquist, a popular figure on the right and he basically is -- most members but not all members of congress on the republican side to sign this pledge which basically says they're not going to increase tax rates and also if they close deductions they would use that money to lower taxes in another area. after seeing republicans break, where they're saying, listen, we're willing to close tax loopholes to reduce the deficit, now we haven't yet seen that from congressional republican leaders, but we obviously are seeing it from prominent republicans you showed including senator graham and senator bob corker. >> question about two of those gentlemen here in a moment. cnn this morning talked to grover norquist, incumbents dare to break this pledge, dare to vote to raise taxes. the question was will he do it again? here's norquist. >> we would certainl
who is grover norquist, talk to me about this pledge. it is not just about raising taxes, is it not? >> it is not just about raising taxes. this is a pledge that is spearheaded by activist grover norquist, a popular figure on the right and he basically is -- most members but not all members of congress on the republican side to sign this pledge which basically says they're not going to increase tax rates and also if they close deductions they would use that money to lower taxes in another...
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grover norquist joins me now. >> good to be with you. >> so let me ask you -- >> sure -- >> about the history of the last 20 or 30 years and ask you that you feel some responsibility for this. here's how i see it. the republican party under ronald reagan, subsequently under gingrich when confronting george bush sr., has pushed aggressively for cutting taxes, no new taxes, many of the kinds of things you've argued for. but it has been unable for whatever reason under republican majorities, under democratic majorities, under divided or shared government to cut spending. so what we have had is the kind of perfect expression of what the american people seem to want, which is low taxes but lots of government services. and there's only one way to square that circle which is to borrow lots of money, which is what we've done for the last 30 years. so aren't you to blame for that? >> no, because the alternative is to tremendously raise taxes as high as spending has gone. if this is the left's analysis on how to fix the problem. no. here's -- >> but let me ask you, sir, you can characterize it
grover norquist joins me now. >> good to be with you. >> so let me ask you -- >> sure -- >> about the history of the last 20 or 30 years and ask you that you feel some responsibility for this. here's how i see it. the republican party under ronald reagan, subsequently under gingrich when confronting george bush sr., has pushed aggressively for cutting taxes, no new taxes, many of the kinds of things you've argued for. but it has been unable for whatever reason under...
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. >>> another republican defies grover norquist and his tax pledge. he's "outfront" to explain why he did it and a month ago, a woman died when doctors failed to perform an abortion. her husband is now stepping out. that's one smart board. what else does it do, reverse gravity? [ laughs ] [ laughs ] [ whooshing ] tell me about it. why am i not going anywhere? you don't believe hard enough. a smarter way to shop around. now that's progressive. call or click today. [ grunting ] anyone have occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas, bloating? yeah. one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend against these digestive issues with three strains of good bacteria. approved! [ female announcer ] live the regular life. phillips'. [ female announcer ] live the regular life. of washington about the future of medicare and social security. anncr: but you deserve straight talk about the options on the... table and what they mean for you and your family. ancr: aarp is cutting through all the political spin. because for our 37 million members, only one
. >>> another republican defies grover norquist and his tax pledge. he's "outfront" to explain why he did it and a month ago, a woman died when doctors failed to perform an abortion. her husband is now stepping out. that's one smart board. what else does it do, reverse gravity? [ laughs ] [ laughs ] [ whooshing ] tell me about it. why am i not going anywhere? you don't believe hard enough. a smarter way to shop around. now that's progressive. call or click today. [ grunting ]...
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and there are still people beholden to grover norquist. you cannot go up on taxes. >> a lot of people are still beholden to him. >> lots of people. but this doesn't work with the american people. you can disagree. you can pick sides but you can't not get anything done. >> right now we have a lame duck congress. and there are still conciliators that will not be there come january in the u.s. senate. people like joe lieberman. people like lugar that are getting replaced. so if we're going to get it done, it has to be now when there is a sense of urgency. >> and on john boehner's party. he will to have rangel the house. he doesn't think a lame duck congress should do anything. if kicked down the road, that's been good for the economy. it is not good for the markets. there is a sense that the president and this congress are going to have to have a big, maybe kick the can short term but have real deficit reduction soon. very soon. there's the worst possibility that you don't fix it. we could lose 6%. that's an absolute recession. so i don't thi
and there are still people beholden to grover norquist. you cannot go up on taxes. >> a lot of people are still beholden to him. >> lots of people. but this doesn't work with the american people. you can disagree. you can pick sides but you can't not get anything done. >> right now we have a lame duck congress. and there are still conciliators that will not be there come january in the u.s. senate. people like joe lieberman. people like lugar that are getting replaced. so if...
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that was a pledge to grover norquist or by grover norquist's organization. he's turned his back on the pledge, peddled by grover norquist and his powerful lobby group, americans for tax reform. latourette says all options need to be on the table to avert a fiscal cliff. he joins us now. congressman latourette it looks like republicans are ready to raise rates on individuals making 400,000 aids ye$400,000 . is that the kind of compromise you had expected to take place? >> no, this is disgusting, quite frankly. and dysfunctional. latourette, by the way, in french, means dysfunctional. i'm used to it. i'll tell you that we find ourselves here after the 73 months that you talked about, and this is as good as it is going to get, it is really ridiculous and everybody here should be hanging their head in shame. >> we feel the same way. we got this fiscal cliff mess as a result of being up against the government's borrowing limit, the debt ceiling in august of 2011. we are expected to hit that debt limit again today. the treasury department says it can keep on payin
that was a pledge to grover norquist or by grover norquist's organization. he's turned his back on the pledge, peddled by grover norquist and his powerful lobby group, americans for tax reform. latourette says all options need to be on the table to avert a fiscal cliff. he joins us now. congressman latourette it looks like republicans are ready to raise rates on individuals making 400,000 aids ye$400,000 . is that the kind of compromise you had expected to take place? >> no, this is...
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grover norquist, the president of the americans for tax reform. also this morning, harvard university economics and public policy professor ken rogoff will be joining us. sheila bair, the former fdic chairperson will join us. also we'll continue to update you with sandy, the aftermath there. the destruction unfortunately still being felt. millions of people without power. and gas is a huge, huge problem. people very frustrated. reporters all over the story for you this morning. >> all right. thank you, soledad. you need a bigger table this morning. there are a lot of guests on there. 43 minutes past the hour. today top fema officials and homeland security secretary janet napolitano will assess the damage on new york's staten island and they can expect an earful. new york senator chuck schumer and congressman michael grimm toured the devastation on thursday and they met with residents who pleaded for more help from the government. yesterday, the bodies of two young boys, ages 2 and 4, were found there. they were swept away from their mother's arms
grover norquist, the president of the americans for tax reform. also this morning, harvard university economics and public policy professor ken rogoff will be joining us. sheila bair, the former fdic chairperson will join us. also we'll continue to update you with sandy, the aftermath there. the destruction unfortunately still being felt. millions of people without power. and gas is a huge, huge problem. people very frustrated. reporters all over the story for you this morning. >> all...
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grover norquist is here tonight. good to see you, sir. appreciate it. so let's get straight to it. you said governor walker's reforms are quote/unquote safe. i read that and wait a minute, safe is going through a recall and wasting $70 to $80 million on a whole recall because you didn't go about it the right way? >> well, i think for a long time american elected officials wondered whether they could take on the power of public sector unions. what chris christie did in new jersey was show that you could talk about disagreeing with the teachers union without appearing to be anti-teacher or anti-education. and what scott walker pointed out was that you could actually pass reforms which reform public sector unions, which save a lot of money for state and local government. barrett, the mayor who ran against him, had implemented many of his reforms and saved tens of millions of dollars for the taxpayers that he represented. so it works. it saves money. public sector jobs and public sector work gets done. and even though the entire public sector union leadership through money and resource
grover norquist is here tonight. good to see you, sir. appreciate it. so let's get straight to it. you said governor walker's reforms are quote/unquote safe. i read that and wait a minute, safe is going through a recall and wasting $70 to $80 million on a whole recall because you didn't go about it the right way? >> well, i think for a long time american elected officials wondered whether they could take on the power of public sector unions. what chris christie did in new jersey was show...
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that pledge pushed by the conservative activist, grover norquist, has been part of republican orthodoxy for several years which makes statements like these so surprising. listen -- >> i will violate the pledge, long story short, for the good of the country, only if democrats will do entitlement reform. >> i'm not obligated on the pledge. i made tennesseans aware, i was just elected, that will only thing i'm honoring is the oath that i served. >> a pledge you signed 20 years ago, 18 years ago is for that congress. >> when i go to the constituents that have reelected me, it is not about that pledge. >> eric cantor, the majority leader in the house of representatives. joining us now, kevin mccarthy, the majority whip, the number three republican leader in the house of representatives. thanks for coming in. >> thanks for having me. >> are you ready to jump on that bandwagon and violate that grover norquist pledge? >> i think what the american people want is to see the problem solved. what we have, we spend more than $1 trillion more than we bring in every year. we have to solve that problem
that pledge pushed by the conservative activist, grover norquist, has been part of republican orthodoxy for several years which makes statements like these so surprising. listen -- >> i will violate the pledge, long story short, for the good of the country, only if democrats will do entitlement reform. >> i'm not obligated on the pledge. i made tennesseans aware, i was just elected, that will only thing i'm honoring is the oath that i served. >> a pledge you signed 20 years...
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grover norquist, again, has written an op-ed mentioning the debt ceiling specifically. a new report for the bipartisan policy center said the ceiling must be raised before the end of february to avoid default. he said republicans should use that as leverage, congresswoman, in the fiscal cliff deal. the debt ceiling that obama plans lump into every month or so for the next four years provides plenty of leverage for the gop to trade for spending cuts, as done in 2011, or continuing the lower rates. are you willing to do that, use the debt ceiling in this as leverage? >> well, what i'm willing to do, is to talk about, and a very serious conversation, which i don't believe we're really having here on the hill right now, and that is we have a spending-driven problem. you can't keep on spending a trillion dollars more than what you bring in every year. and until we look at both sides of this issue, and a balanced approach on this where we're looking at what is driving the debt, and making sure that we're balancing our budget, it's both revenue, and spending. and we've got to
grover norquist, again, has written an op-ed mentioning the debt ceiling specifically. a new report for the bipartisan policy center said the ceiling must be raised before the end of february to avoid default. he said republicans should use that as leverage, congresswoman, in the fiscal cliff deal. the debt ceiling that obama plans lump into every month or so for the next four years provides plenty of leverage for the gop to trade for spending cuts, as done in 2011, or continuing the lower...
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his name is grover norquist. he's the head of the group called americans for tax reform. 279 members of the current congress signed that group's pledge not to raise taxes ever. but a few of the signers are now saying the pledge is standing in the way of getting a deal done. georgia senator saxby clam chambliss, lindsey graham and corker of tennessee joined the chorus. this is how grover norquist responded this morning on cnn's "starting point." >> no pledge-taker has voted for a tax increase. they've had some people discussing impure thoughts on national television. however, even lindsey graham, if you listen to him, he would support higher taxes if it was used to pay down the debt. of course, it would be spent. if he got, you know, 10-1 ratios on entitlement reform. i've had long conversations with lindsey graham, and he would -- he says i would raise taxes if, and then he lists this incredible list of reforms and entitlements that the democrats would never give him. and as i suggested, i said senator, you're of
his name is grover norquist. he's the head of the group called americans for tax reform. 279 members of the current congress signed that group's pledge not to raise taxes ever. but a few of the signers are now saying the pledge is standing in the way of getting a deal done. georgia senator saxby clam chambliss, lindsey graham and corker of tennessee joined the chorus. this is how grover norquist responded this morning on cnn's "starting point." >> no pledge-taker has voted for a...
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grover norquist was a big deal today. he released a statement saying that he did not believe anybody who voted that -- who voted for that would be violating his famous pledge of no tax increases but a pretty powerful, pretty well stated anti-tax group has not said that. they're still pressuring conservatives to vote against it. the big picture, what this all means, republicans have told me they believe that the house republicans and the senate -- they have to get a vote on this very divisive issue of tax rates out of their system before everybody can sort of realize that they're not going to get anything done on that, that if nobody does anything, keep in mind if nothing is done, everybody's taxes will go up on january 1st and so maybe that would be through the last minute impetus for the president and the speaker to come together and given where they are, it really isn't that far apart. >> well, we will wait. you're on the phone. we wail wait. we' we'll come back to you. dana bash, stand by. we'll come back to you. i wan
grover norquist was a big deal today. he released a statement saying that he did not believe anybody who voted that -- who voted for that would be violating his famous pledge of no tax increases but a pretty powerful, pretty well stated anti-tax group has not said that. they're still pressuring conservatives to vote against it. the big picture, what this all means, republicans have told me they believe that the house republicans and the senate -- they have to get a vote on this very divisive...
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grover norquist, we are on tv now. you will have to keep the panel quiet. >> when it docomes to taxes, he doesn't stop. >> first, though, other stories. christine romans has those stories for us. >> grover norquist talks tax snes thanks, soledad. the prime still a week away but voting has already began. early voting began statewide over the weekend. officials say 53,000 ballots were cast. about 180,000 absentee ballots have been cast. >>> washington state legalize same-sex. legislature now has the votes to pass the measure. washington to be the 7th state and the district of columbia to let gay and lesbian webs wed. >>> oil embargo won't work. they say they're confident they can find new markets for their oil. the eu embargo part of sanctions to pressure iran to resuming talks on that country's nuclear program. >>> doctors say illinois nor mark kirk is expected to make a full mental recovery from a stroke he suffered over the weekend but could have paralysis in his arm and leg. kirk you may recall was elected to fill th
grover norquist, we are on tv now. you will have to keep the panel quiet. >> when it docomes to taxes, he doesn't stop. >> first, though, other stories. christine romans has those stories for us. >> grover norquist talks tax snes thanks, soledad. the prime still a week away but voting has already began. early voting began statewide over the weekend. officials say 53,000 ballots were cast. about 180,000 absentee ballots have been cast. >>> washington state legalize...
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waning. >> i don't view this as some -- as the end of grover norquist. i don't think he suddenly zpe z disappears, never to be seen of again, but i think his aura of invincibility has been largely shattered. >> former republican presidential contender jon huntsman was the only candidate in the primaries who wouldn't bind himself to norquist's anti-tax pledge. i met with huntsman earlier today. he had some advice for his fellow republicans. >> there are dozens and dozens of special interest movements in washington. all of whom have their pledges, all of whom try to get their pound of flesh when people are running for office and i think we're learn something very important lessons, the political class in america as we go in america as we go through this, it becomes impossible to do the work of the people, which desperately needs to be done economically and every other way to prepare for competitiveness when you're hamstrung and tied down by all the plenls. >> >> get rid of the mortgage interest tax deduction that millions of home owners depend on. 40 milli
waning. >> i don't view this as some -- as the end of grover norquist. i don't think he suddenly zpe z disappears, never to be seen of again, but i think his aura of invincibility has been largely shattered. >> former republican presidential contender jon huntsman was the only candidate in the primaries who wouldn't bind himself to norquist's anti-tax pledge. i met with huntsman earlier today. he had some advice for his fellow republicans. >> there are dozens and dozens of...
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thank you, dan. >>> grover norquist not going to go away quietly. he is defending his organization's no tax pledge. he says despite what we've just heard from those republicans, nobody is backing down. here's norquist this morning on cnn's "starting point." >> no pledge taker has voted for a tax increase. we've had some people discussing impure thoughts on national television. however, even lindsey graham, if you listen to him, he would support higher taxes if it was used to pay down the debt. of course, it won't. it would be spent. >> one familiar billionaire is, again, calling for the rich to pay just a little more. in an op ed column today's "new york times" investor warren buffett add slow indicates a minimum tax on what he calls the ultra rich. he says it will not wreck the economy. "the ultrarich, including me, will forever pursue investment opportunities." >> republican senator john mccain says that he is open to changing his mind on susan rice. now, if she's nominated to become the next swuf state, mccain, he now says he has, of course, been
thank you, dan. >>> grover norquist not going to go away quietly. he is defending his organization's no tax pledge. he says despite what we've just heard from those republicans, nobody is backing down. here's norquist this morning on cnn's "starting point." >> no pledge taker has voted for a tax increase. we've had some people discussing impure thoughts on national television. however, even lindsey graham, if you listen to him, he would support higher taxes if it was...
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norquist, but all the polls say two-thirds of americans are quite happy for the wealthier to pay more taxes in america. i think they should just get on with it and suck it up. >> well, it was a relatively close election but the president did win and he has to own this. we also know that the "washington post" said this, and if you just close the loopholes and deductions on the folks instead of just raising their tax rates outright, you can come up with close to that $800 billion that they did agree on last year. you get to about 750. to come in with a $1.6 trillion as your starting point, i can't believe it's serious. i don't blame the leadership, mcconnell apparently burst -- senator mcconnell burst out laughing. i don't blame him because it's absolutely ridiculous to come back from last year with twice the amount. it's not a serious offer and i think it's in bad form for the president to go out on this campaign stop. he needs to sit down and work with republicans. we understand that the president won and the house is still in republican hands. both sides need to understand that. but
norquist, but all the polls say two-thirds of americans are quite happy for the wealthier to pay more taxes in america. i think they should just get on with it and suck it up. >> well, it was a relatively close election but the president did win and he has to own this. we also know that the "washington post" said this, and if you just close the loopholes and deductions on the folks instead of just raising their tax rates outright, you can come up with close to that $800 billion...
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yes, grover norquist, not a politician. not an employee of the republican party. but if you're on capitol hill like i am all the time, he has become seemingly public enemy number one in the eyes of democrats. listen to the top democrat in the senate, harry reid. >> grover norquist is the only republican leader who can truthfully say he has the entire republican party in the palm of his hand. grover has his control in writing, so if you want to know what republican position is on any of the enormous economic challenges facing this country, don't waste your time asking governor romney, speaker boehner or senator mcconnell. just ask grover. >> somebody stuck out in my mind because that's putting a lot on your shoulders. are you willing to take credit for that kind of responsibility? i mean you were just over on the hill just at the end of the june. just say yes. >> that's senator reid's frustration. that is the sound of ultimate suffering coming out. he is unhappy because republicans have refused to raise taxes to pay for obama and reid's big government. and he was s
yes, grover norquist, not a politician. not an employee of the republican party. but if you're on capitol hill like i am all the time, he has become seemingly public enemy number one in the eyes of democrats. listen to the top democrat in the senate, harry reid. >> grover norquist is the only republican leader who can truthfully say he has the entire republican party in the palm of his hand. grover has his control in writing, so if you want to know what republican position is on any of...
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grover norquist and michael linden. welcome to you both. >> good to be with you. >> you're now in pre-election mode which i would imagine means you'll be more aggressive about this than normal, right? >> sure, if you want. >> let's be serious for a minute. you will enjoy this. i want you to treat me like a complete simpleton. i want you to tell me in easy to understand words and phrases the difference between the ryan budget plan and the one that romney would like to bring it. >> there's the ryan budget that is actually been written down and scored by cbo, passed by the republican house and got most of the republican votes in the senate, which gives you a very good outline of where republican thinking is. it takes the clinton approach toward welfare reform, which was passed in '96 and extends it to the various means tested other welfare programs like medicaid and food stamps and programs like that. then it takes medicare and takes the bipartisan approach that he worked out with wyden and moves that so nothing changes fo
grover norquist and michael linden. welcome to you both. >> good to be with you. >> you're now in pre-election mode which i would imagine means you'll be more aggressive about this than normal, right? >> sure, if you want. >> let's be serious for a minute. you will enjoy this. i want you to treat me like a complete simpleton. i want you to tell me in easy to understand words and phrases the difference between the ryan budget plan and the one that romney would like to...
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. >> grover norquist when he was being attacked by frank gaffney on this without any evidence said this is about religious liberty. >> yes, he's right. >> -- to practice in this country. congressman keith ellison, thank you. >> thank you. >> again, we continue to extend an invitation to congresswoman bachmann or any of the other congresspeople making these allegations. we're talking about this right now on twitter. @andersoncooper. >>> next, raw politics. it all has to do with what the president said on the campaign trail. trail. we'll play that for you. i bought the car because i could eliminate gas from my budget. i don't spend money on gasoline. it's been 4,000 miles since my last trip to the gas station. it's pretty great. i get a bunch of kids waving at me... giving me the thumbs up. it's always a gratifying experience. it makes me feel good about my car. i absolutely love my chevy volt. ♪ i absolutely love my chevy volt. this is new york state. we built the first railway, the first trade route to the west, the greatest empires. then, some said, we lost our edge. well today, ther
. >> grover norquist when he was being attacked by frank gaffney on this without any evidence said this is about religious liberty. >> yes, he's right. >> -- to practice in this country. congressman keith ellison, thank you. >> thank you. >> again, we continue to extend an invitation to congresswoman bachmann or any of the other congresspeople making these allegations. we're talking about this right now on twitter. @andersoncooper. >>> next, raw politics....
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e he eel talk to the president and founder of americans for tax reform, grover norquist. excuse me, sir i'm gonna have to ask you to power down your little word game. i think your friends will understand. oh no, it's actually my geico app...see? ...i just uh paid my bill. did you really? from the plane? yeah, i can manage my policy, get roadside assistance, pretty much access geico 24/7. sounds a little too good to be true sir. i'll believe that when pigs fly. ok, did she seriously just say that? geico. just click away with our free mobile app. we replaced people with a machine.r, what? customers didn't like it. so why do banks do it? hello? hello?! if your bank doesn't let you talk to a real person 24/7, you need an ally. hello? ally bank. your money needs an ally. >>> checking stories that are trending this hour, how about taking a look at this snake? it is a python, 17 feet long. wandered, i like that word, into a florida everglades picnic area. it was shot and killed by a park ranger. >> we just made your day a very exciting one. we just taxied off the taxiway into th
e he eel talk to the president and founder of americans for tax reform, grover norquist. excuse me, sir i'm gonna have to ask you to power down your little word game. i think your friends will understand. oh no, it's actually my geico app...see? ...i just uh paid my bill. did you really? from the plane? yeah, i can manage my policy, get roadside assistance, pretty much access geico 24/7. sounds a little too good to be true sir. i'll believe that when pigs fly. ok, did she seriously just say...
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it used to be that absolutely no increases in tax, even closing loopholes, that was the grover norquist point of view. now there's room to compromise. what's holding it back? what's holding it back if you're willing to let some people pay more in taxes and the democrats are willing to make cuts to thing, like medicare, why don't we have a deal? >> well, one of the reasons we don't have a deal is that while we have had four budgets that were voted on in the senate today, presented by republicans, all of which received votes, we have yet to have a single budget proposed in this senate by any democrat that has received even one vote. the only budget that we have gotten from any democrat is from the president. that got zero votes last year in the senate. zero votes this year in the senate. zero votes last year in the house and this year in the house. so the republicans are the only ones this putting something forward. we need a budget from the democrats to figure out where we can find common ground. >> the budget -- the budget today, voted on today, 99-0. this is a republican version of wha
it used to be that absolutely no increases in tax, even closing loopholes, that was the grover norquist point of view. now there's room to compromise. what's holding it back? what's holding it back if you're willing to let some people pay more in taxes and the democrats are willing to make cuts to thing, like medicare, why don't we have a deal? >> well, one of the reasons we don't have a deal is that while we have had four budgets that were voted on in the senate today, presented by...
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its roots are as old as american politics, but the philosophies main spokesman is this man, grover norquist, president of americans for tax reform. his pledge signed by almost all republicans in congress forbid signatories from raising taxes ever under any circumstances. things come to ahead in the summer of 2011. they demand they reduce deficit as a condition for raising the debt ceiling. without a deal shs the u.s. would lose its ability to borrow money. republicans and democrats deploy tactics that shut down the government and ultimately cost america its aaa credit raid raiting for the first time in history. in a last-minute compromise, both sides agree to a trillion dollars in spending cuts up front and another $1.2 trillion in cuts to be decided by a special super committee. but a poison pill was attached. if the super committee can't reach a deal, automatic across-the-board cuts known as the sequester would go into effect starting january 2013. at the exact moment when the bush tax cuts extended for two years, if you remember, would expire. the point is we could have all seen this com
its roots are as old as american politics, but the philosophies main spokesman is this man, grover norquist, president of americans for tax reform. his pledge signed by almost all republicans in congress forbid signatories from raising taxes ever under any circumstances. things come to ahead in the summer of 2011. they demand they reduce deficit as a condition for raising the debt ceiling. without a deal shs the u.s. would lose its ability to borrow money. republicans and democrats deploy...
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. >> grover norquist when he was being attacked by frank gaffney on this without any evidence said this is about religious liberty. >> yes, he's right. >> -- to practice in this country. congressman keith ellison, thank you. >> thank you. >> again, we continue to extend an invitation to congresswoman bachmann or any of the other congress people making these allegations. we're talking about this right now on twitter. @andersoncooper. >>> up next, raw politics. mitt romney going on the attack. it all has to do with what the president said on the campaign trail. we'll play that for you. ♪ ♪ i want to go ♪ i want to win [ breathes deeply ] ♪ this is where the dream begins ♪ ♪ i want to grow ♪ i want to try ♪ i can almost touch the sky [ male announcer ] even the planet has an olympic dream. dow is proud to support that dream by helping provide greener, more sustainable solutions from the olympic village to the stadium. solutionism. the new optimism.™ ♪ this dream you walk into a conventional mattress store, it's really not about you. they say, "well, if you wanted a firm
. >> grover norquist when he was being attacked by frank gaffney on this without any evidence said this is about religious liberty. >> yes, he's right. >> -- to practice in this country. congressman keith ellison, thank you. >> thank you. >> again, we continue to extend an invitation to congresswoman bachmann or any of the other congress people making these allegations. we're talking about this right now on twitter. @andersoncooper. >>> up next, raw...
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. >> grover norquist when he was being attacked by frank gaffney on this without any evidence said this is about religious liberty. >> yes, he's right. >> -- to practice in this country. congressman keith ellison, thank you. >> thank you. >> again, we continue to extend an invitation to congresswoman bachmann or any of the other congress people making these allegations. we're talking about this right now on twitter. @andersoncooper. >>> up next, raw politics. mitt romney going on the attack. it all has to do with what the president said on the campaign trail. we'll play that for you. mmer ev. now get an incredible offer on the powerful c250 sport sedan. but hurry before this opportunity...disappears. the mercedes-benz summer event ends july 31st. the mercedes-benz summer event you know what's exciting? graduation. when i look up into my students faces, i see pride. you know, i have done something worthwhile. when i earned my doctorate through university of phoenix, that pride, that was on my face. i am jocelyn taylor. i'm committed to making a difference in people's lives, and i am a ph
. >> grover norquist when he was being attacked by frank gaffney on this without any evidence said this is about religious liberty. >> yes, he's right. >> -- to practice in this country. congressman keith ellison, thank you. >> thank you. >> again, we continue to extend an invitation to congresswoman bachmann or any of the other congress people making these allegations. we're talking about this right now on twitter. @andersoncooper. >>> up next, raw...
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. >> specifically, chambliss was talking about grover norquist and his group americans for tax reform. they put out that no tax pledge. norquist talked about it on cnn's situation room". >> the commitment he made to the people of georgia was not to me. it was a written commitment to the people of georgia that he would go to washington to reduce government spending and reform government, not raise taxes. if he wants to change his mind and become a tax increaser, so we don't have to reform government, he needs to have that conversation with the people of georgia. >> there are 38 days left till we reach the fiscal cliff. at that point, if there is no deal, there will be automatic tax increases for every american. >>> police in tallahassee, florida, are searching for a gunman who started shooting outside a walmart on black friday. this walmart. investigators believe the shooting was sparked by a disagreement over a parking space. they're now looking for a dark green toyota camry in connection with the case. two people were taken to the hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries. >>> and a
. >> specifically, chambliss was talking about grover norquist and his group americans for tax reform. they put out that no tax pledge. norquist talked about it on cnn's situation room". >> the commitment he made to the people of georgia was not to me. it was a written commitment to the people of georgia that he would go to washington to reduce government spending and reform government, not raise taxes. if he wants to change his mind and become a tax increaser, so we don't have...
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we know that grover norquist may or may not have influence, but in the end, what is holding them back from a deal right now? >> one thing that is holding them back is that speaker boehner does not have full control over the conference. he has about 50 votes on the far right of the party that did not back his plan b to set a $1 million threshold. at the end of of the day, if a deal is going to be done, it is only going to happen if the center of both parties comes together. if you make any concessions significant to the democratic base, you will have concessions on the far right as well. that coalition is ultimately what got us across the finish line that ended the whole debacle of the credit rating, and here we are again. there is not that much time. if we go over the cliff, democrats are willing to put forth a bill to save the tax cuts, but it is the dysfunction that is the problem and the lack of predictable and the prediction of brinkmanship that has folks at home furious and it should. >> i am getting a lot of twitter activity on this, and that is the chain cpi and we have heard a
we know that grover norquist may or may not have influence, but in the end, what is holding them back from a deal right now? >> one thing that is holding them back is that speaker boehner does not have full control over the conference. he has about 50 votes on the far right of the party that did not back his plan b to set a $1 million threshold. at the end of of the day, if a deal is going to be done, it is only going to happen if the center of both parties comes together. if you make any...
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>>fr progressives don't like grover norquist. now a message to washington. >> this shows how incredibly out of touch you are, are you off in la la land and everybody is saying you are acting like a bunch of spoil brats who are more interested in being wririg than doing the right thing for the people who elected you. tyeah, its the galaxy note ii.re great. you can do two things at the same time. you can watch videos and text. or you could watch the earnings report and take notes, like we're supposed to. so... can i get it? yeah. okay either of you put together the earnings report yet? yes, me totally. what? why don't you tackle the next quarter. you eat yet? polynesian? pu pu platter? yup! keep up the good work. i will keep up the good work. do more with the new samsung galaxy note ii. i've always kept my eye on her... but with so much health care noise, i didn't always watch out for myself. with unitedhealthcare, i get personalized information and rewards for addressing my health risks. but she's still going to give me a heart at
>>fr progressives don't like grover norquist. now a message to washington. >> this shows how incredibly out of touch you are, are you off in la la land and everybody is saying you are acting like a bunch of spoil brats who are more interested in being wririg than doing the right thing for the people who elected you. tyeah, its the galaxy note ii.re great. you can do two things at the same time. you can watch videos and text. or you could watch the earnings report and take notes,...